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Briefing
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- Significant app redesign – Introduced major redesign packed with new features, app integrations, performance improvements and simpler navigation to enhance customer experience
- Calendar and contacts integration – Lets app connect to calendar and contacts to anticipate transport needs based on contact's location and place of appointments
- Deep-learning functionality – Studies traveling histories, listing frequently requested places as “shortcuts”
- Food delivery service – Launched new service UberEats allowing customers to order food through the app
- Faster loading times – Loads faster than previous version and can now be accessed with slow network speeds
- Other features – Allows users to view more information about their destination and in-vehicle music through partnerships with Foursquare, Pandora, Snapchat and Yelp
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Accelerator
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Sector
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Information Technology, Transportation and Logistics
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Organization
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Foursquare Labs Inc., Pandora Media Inc., Snapchat Inc., Uber Technologies Inc.
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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November 2, 2016
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